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MB = Prof. Moungi Bawendi
KHS = Prof. Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli
LGG = Prof. Linda G. Griffith
Lecture notes files.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
LECTURERS |
| 1 |
Introduction to Thermo; 0th Law; Temperature; Work; Heat (PDF) |
MB |
| 2 |
State Functions, 1st Law, Paths (PDF) |
MB |
| 3 |
Joule and Joule-Thompson; Heat Capacity (PDF) |
MB |
| 4 |
Reversible and Irreversible Processes (PDF) |
MB |
| 5 |
Thermochemistry (PDF) |
MB |
| 6 |
2nd Law; Entropy (Boltzmann and Clausius) (PDF) |
MB |
| 7 |
ΔS for Reversible and Irreversible Processes (PDF) |
MB |
| 8 |
Equilibrium; Maxwell Relations; Free Energy (PDF) |
MB |
| 9 |
Chemical Potential; Phase Equilibrium (PDF) |
MB |
| 10 |
Chemical Equilibrium; Equilibrium Constant (PDF) |
MB |
| 11 |
Standard States; Gibbs-Duhem (PDF) |
MB |
| 12 |
ΔG0= -RTlnK; Example (PDF) |
MB |
|
Hour Exam 1 |
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| 13 |
Boltzmann Distribution (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 14 |
Thermo and Boltzmann Distribution (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 15 |
Occupation of States (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 16 |
Third Law (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 17 |
Phase Equilibria, Single Component (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 18 |
Phase Equilibria II; Clausius Clapeyron (PDF)# |
KHS |
| 19 |
Regular Solutions; Mixing Energy; Mean Fields |
KHS |
| 20 |
Nonideal Solutions |
KHS |
| 21 |
Solvation; Colligative Properties (PDF)# |
LGG |
|
Hour Exam 2 |
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| 22 |
Osmotic Pressure and Phase Partitioning (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 23 |
Surface Tension (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 24 |
Polymer 1 - Freely Jointed Chain (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 25 |
Polymer 2 - Chain Conformation (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 26 |
Polymer 3 - Rubber Elasticity (PDF - 2.2 MB)# |
LGG |
| 27 |
Electrolyte Solutions (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 28 |
Electrolytes at Interfaces; Debye Length (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 29 |
Titration of Polyelectrolytes (PDF)# |
LGG |
| 30 |
Thermodynamics of DNA Hybridization (PDF - 1.5 MB)# |
LGG |
| 31 |
Cooperativity (PDF)# |
KHS |
|
Hour Exam 3 |
|
| 32 |
Cooperativity, Part 2 |
KHS |
| 33 |
Cooperativity, Part 3 |
KHS |
| 34 |
Driving Forces for Self-Assembly |
KHS |
| 35 |
Special Topic (Coarse Grain/Monte Carlo Model) |
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| 36 |
Course Review and Evaluations |
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